Results of the Queensland state election, 1926 (A-K)

Queensland state election, 8 May 1926[1] Legislative Assembly << 1923 — 1929 >>
Enrolled voters		452,008^[1]
Votes cast		401,055		Turnout	88.73%	+6.50
Informal votes		4,927		Informal	1.23%	+0.06
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	189,968	47.96%	–0.18	43	± 0
	CPNP	192,043	48.48%	+1.53	28	– 1
	Primary Producers	7,749	1.95%	+0.66	1	+ 1
	Independent	6,368	1.61%	–2.02	0	± 0
Total		396,128			72

This is a list of electoral district results for the 1926 Queensland state election for electorates from A to K.

At the time, the voting system in Queensland was based on contingency voting, which was similar to the modern optional preferential voting system. In electorates with 3 or more candidates, preferences were not distributed if a candidate received more than 50% of the primary vote.

If none received more than 50%, all except the top two candidates were eliminated from the count and their preferences distributed between the two leaders, with the one receiving the most votes declared the winner.

Results by electoral district

Albert

Queensland state election, 1926: Albert^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	John Appel	4,736	68.8	-31.2
	Labor	William Lake	2,071	30.1	+30.1
	Independent	Edwin Wilkins	81	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			6,888	98.6
Informal votes			95	1.4
Turnout			6,983	89.0
	CPNP hold		Swing	N/A

Aubigny

Queensland state election, 1926: Aubigny

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Arthur Moore	3,877	69.5	+10.4
	Labor	John Moir	1,700	30.5	-10.4
Total formal votes			5,577	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			47	0.8	-0.1
Turnout			5,624	92.7	+5.0
	CPNP hold		Swing	+10.4

Balonne

Queensland state election, 1926: Balonne

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Land	2,271	56.9	-5.7
	CPNP	Ted Maher	1,721	43.1	+5.7
Total formal votes			3,992	99.4	+0.5
Informal votes			25	0.6	-0.5
Turnout			4,017	78.5	+11.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.7

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the death of Edward Land. It was held on 6th August 1927.

Balonne state by-election, 1927

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Samuel Brassington	1,760	59.7	+2.8
	CPNP	Ted Maher	1,190	40.3	-2.8
Total formal votes			2,950
Informal votes
Turnout
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Barcoo

Queensland state election, 1926: Barcoo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Bulcock	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Bowen

Queensland state election, 1926: Bowen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Charles Collins	3,273	57.6	-5.4
	CPNP	Frederick Woods	2,410	42.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			5,683	98.9	-0.3
Informal votes			65	1.1	+0.3
Turnout			5,748	89.8	+12.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.4

Bremer

Queensland state election, 1926: Bremer

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Frank Cooper	3,888	66.2	+10.6
	CPNP	Kenneth McGill	1,988	33.8	-9.7
Total formal votes			5,876	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			68	1.1	-0.4
Turnout			5,944	94.4	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Brisbane

Queensland state election, 1926: Brisbane

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Mick Kirwan	2,723	59.8	0.0
	CPNP	Fred O'Keefe	1,832	40.2	0.0
Total formal votes			4,555	98.4	-0.6
Informal votes			72	1.6	+0.6
Turnout			4,627	78.5	+4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	0.0

Bulimba

Queensland state election, 1926: Bulimba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Albert Wright	5,101	55.6	+1.8
	CPNP	Allan Stanton	3,663	39.9	-5.0
	Independent Labor	John Costin	411	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			9,175	98.8	-0.5
Informal votes			114	1.2	+0.5
Turnout			9,289	93.7	+9.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Bundaberg

Queensland state election, 1926: Bundaberg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Barber	4,158	59.4	+0.4
	CPNP	William Gavegan	2,844	40.6	-0.4
Total formal votes			7,002	98.9	-0.4
Informal votes			76	1.1	+0.4
Turnout			7,078	92.0	+4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

Buranda

Queensland state election, 1926: Buranda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Edward Hanson	3,971	60.3	+3.7
	CPNP	Henry Quinn	2,619	39.7	-3.7
Total formal votes			6,590	99.3	-0.1
Informal votes			48	0.7	+0.1
Turnout			6,638	92.3	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Burke

Queensland state election, 1926: Burke

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Darby Riordan	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Burnett

Queensland state election, 1926: Burnett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Bernard Corser	3,763	62.2	+4.4
	Labor	Bill Baxter	2,283	37.8	-2.0
Total formal votes			6,046	98.3	-0.5
Informal votes			103	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			6,149	91.0	+4.1
	CPNP hold		Swing	N/A

By-election

• This by-election was caused by the resignation of Bernard Corser, who entered Federal politics. It was held on 13th October, 1928.

Burnett state by-election, 1928

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Robert Boyd	unopposed
	CPNP hold		Swing

Burrum

Queensland state election, 1926: Burrum

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	William Brand	3,311	55.0	+4.4
	Labor	John Laurison	2,713	45.0	-4.4
Total formal votes			6,024	98.9	-0.4
Informal votes			65	1.1	+0.4
Turnout			6,089	89.9	+6.1
	CPNP hold		Swing	+4.4

Cairns

Queensland state election, 1926: Cairns

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William McCormack	4,544	66.4	+7.6
	CPNP	Thomas Boylan	2,302	33.6	-7.6
Total formal votes			6,846	99.1	+0.8
Informal votes			60	0.9	-0.8
Turnout			6,906	88.5	+6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.6

Carnarvon

Queensland state election, 1926: Carnarvon

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Edward Costello	3,054	53.9	+0.7
	Labor	Adolphus Baker	2,607	46.1	-0.7
Total formal votes			5,661	99.1	-0.5
Informal votes			54	0.9	+0.5
Turnout			5,715	88.0	+7.0
	CPNP hold		Swing	+0.7

Charters Towers

Queensland state election, 1926: Charters Towers

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Wellington	2,251	62.3	+0.6
	CPNP	William Clark	1,365	37.7	-0.6
Total formal votes			3,616	98.8	-0.1
Informal votes			42	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			3,658	88.6	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.6

Chillagoe

Queensland state election, 1926: Chillagoe

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John O'Keefe	2,537	67.5	+3.2
	CPNP	Bernard Hayes	1,222	32.5	+4.2
Total formal votes			3,759	98.8	+1.0
Informal votes			47	1.2	-1.0
Turnout			3,806	79.1	-1.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Cook

Queensland state election, 1926: Cook

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry Ryan	2,422	62.0	+10.2
	CPNP	Thomas Kilpatrick	1,760	38.0	-10.2
Total formal votes			3,909	98.5	-0.5
Informal votes			59	1.5	+0.5
Turnout			3,968	86.2	+9.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.2

Cooroora

Queensland state election, 1926: Cooroora

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Harry Walker	unopposed
	CPNP hold		Swing

Cunningham

Queensland state election, 1926: Cunningham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	William Deacon	3,974	69.1	+26.4
	Labor	Edward Doyle	1,779	30.9	-5.2
Total formal votes			5,753	99.4	+1.6
Informal votes			32	0.6	-1.6
Turnout			5,785	85.2	-3.8
	CPNP hold		Swing	+7.4

Dalby

Queensland state election, 1926: Dalby

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Wilfred Russell	2,347	41.4	+41.4
	Labor	Harold Francis	1,762	31.1	-6.6
	CPNP	William Vowles	1,563	27.6	-21.2
Total formal votes			5,672	98.9	+1.0
Informal votes			64	1.1	-1.0
Turnout			5,736	91.2	+6.5
	Independent gain from CPNP		Swing	N/A

Eacham

Queensland state election, 1926: Eacham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Cornelius Ryan	2,965	51.5	-48.5
	CPNP	George Duffy	2,794	48.5	+48.5
Total formal votes			5,759	97.6
Informal votes			141	2.4
Turnout			5,900	85.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

East Toowoomba

Queensland state election, 1926: East Toowoomba

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Robert Roberts	3,827	61.8	+0.2
	Labor	John Herbert	2,369	38.2	-0.2
Total formal votes			6,196	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			52	0.8	-0.1
Turnout			6,248	89.1	+11.2
	CPNP hold		Swing	+0.2

Enoggera

Queensland state election, 1926: Enoggera

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Jim Kerr	5,485	61.3	+2.6
	Labor	Hurtle Patterson	3,463	38.7	-2.6
Total formal votes			8,948	99.2	-0.4
Informal votes			71	0.8	+0.4
Turnout			9,019	93.2	+9.5
	CPNP hold		Swing	+2.6

Fassifern

Queensland state election, 1926: Fassifern

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	Ernest Bell	3,264	53.1	+0.9
	Independent Country	Thomas Plunkett	2,885	46.9	+46.9
Total formal votes			6,149	99.4	+0.6
Informal votes			34	0.6	-0.6
Turnout			6,183	87.1	+4.6
	CPNP hold		Swing	+0.9

Fitzroy

Queensland state election, 1926: Fitzroy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry Hartley	3,787	58.4	+6.0
	CPNP	Frank Dawson	2,699	41.6	-6.0
Total formal votes			6,486	98.4	-0.6
Informal votes			107	1.6	+0.6
Turnout			6,593	84.0	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.0

Flinders

Queensland state election, 1926: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	John Mullan	1,342	65.9	+3.0
	CPNP	Neville Sturzaker	695	34.1	-3.0
Total formal votes			2,037	99.3	+0.1
Informal votes			15	0.7	-0.1
Turnout			2,052	74.9	+26.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Fortitude Valley

Queensland state election, 1926: Fortitude Valley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Wilson	3,862	62.8	+1.0
	CPNP	Percival Hooper	2,286	37.2	-1.0
Total formal votes			6,148	99.2	-0.1
Informal votes			47	0.8	+0.1
Turnout			6,195	88.7	+2.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.0

Gregory

Queensland state election, 1926: Gregory

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	George Pollock	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Gympie

Queensland state election, 1926: Gympie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Thomas Dunstan	2,795	57.0	+0.9
	CPNP	Henry Cowie	2,108	43.0	-0.9
Total formal votes			4,903	99.1	-0.3
Informal votes			44	0.9	+0.3
Turnout			4,947	93.2	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.9

Herbert

Queensland state election, 1926: Herbert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Percy Pease	3,796	57.3	-9.2
	CPNP	Norman Mighell	2,827	42.7	+9.2
Total formal votes			6,623	99.0	+0.1
Informal votes			69	1.0	-0.1
Turnout			6,692	84.0	+8.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.2

Ipswich

Queensland state election, 1926: Ipswich

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	David Gledson	3,702	56.2	+1.5
	CPNP	Alfred Stephenson	2,880	43.8	-1.5
Total formal votes			6,582	98.8	-0.7
Informal votes			81	1.2	+0.7
Turnout			6,663	92.5	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5

Ithaca

Queensland state election, 1926: Ithaca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ned Hanlon	4,201	58.8	+4.5
	CPNP	William Robbins	2,747	38.4	-7.3
	Independent Labor	Stanley Henderson	200	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			7,148	98.8	-0.3
Informal votes			87	1.2	+0.3
Turnout			7,235	91.9	+1.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Kelvin Grove

Queensland state election, 1926: Kelvin Grove

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	William Lloyd	3,882	54.3	-1.3
	CPNP	Jack MacDonald	3,267	45.7	+1.3
Total formal votes			7,149	99.2	-0.3
Informal votes			57	0.8	+0.3
Turnout			7,206	84.8	+4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-1.3

Kennedy

Queensland state election, 1926: Kennedy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Harry Bruce	3,122	50.2	-1.2
	CPNP	William Green	2,694	43.3	-5.3
	Primary Producers	J. Young	405	6.5	+6.5
Total formal votes			6,221	98.8	+0.4
Informal votes			75	1.2	-0.4
Turnout			6,296	89.9	+4.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Keppel

Queensland state election, 1926: Keppel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	James Larcombe	3,351	58.2	-2.5
	CPNP	Ernest Larcombe	2,404	41.8	+2.5
Total formal votes			5,755	98.9	-0.1
Informal votes			65	1.1	+0.1
Turnout			5,820	92.2	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	-2.5

Kurilpa

Queensland state election, 1926: Kurilpa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	CPNP	James Fry	3,536	55.3	0.0
	Labor	Hamilton Jones	2,861	44.7	0.0
Total formal votes			6,397	99.1	0.0
Informal votes			59	0.9	0.0
Turnout			6,456	92.1	+3.5
	CPNP hold		Swing	0.0

See also

• Results of the Queensland state election, 1926 (L-Z)
• Queensland state election, 1926
• Candidates of the Queensland state election, 1926
• Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1926-1929

References

1. Australian Government and Politics Database. "Parliament of Queensland, Assembly election, 8 May 1926". Retrieved 22 February 2010.
2. Hughes, Colin A. (1974). Voting for the Queensland legislative assembly, 1890-1964. Canberra: Dept. of Political Science, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University. ISBN 0-7081-0301-4.